I'm happy to read your gun is up and running. Please do follow up on your replacement part.
I keep wanting to talk myself back into getting a PT145 but the reliabilty issue scares me away. A friend of mine has one and loves it. He shot his 1st IDPA match with and had a blast. Sure, he finished low on the score board but he played with his REAL CCW weapon of choice.
BUT, IF it breaks WHEN you NEED it. It's OVER! PERIOD.
I'm torn....